STL DPB ON THE ROAD - LONESOME COWBOY

Just kidding. It's another tourist standing on a ridge at Zabriskie Point, taking pictures with his phone.             

STL DPBON THE ROAD - A MEMORY FROM ZABRISKIE POINT

We've been to Death Valley maybe four or five times over the last 40 years. As I've mentioned, it's one of our favorite places. A memory comes back of a long-ago visit to Zabriskie Point. There is a broad, flat rock to the left of the frame. We saw what we thought was a German film crew endlessly setting up, with Mel Brooks and Alan King off to the side, goofing around and amusing themselves. One of my few close-up star sightings.           

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - ZABRISKIE POINT

It's odd to think of a handful of places in Death Valley's majesty as particularly famous, but Zabriskie Point is near the top. A rock promontory sits amidst these mysterious flows, overlooking the head of equally famous Golden Canyon (which we used to - deliberate past tense - be able to climb to). I know little about geology, but the black caps are lava. You could find out about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabriskie_Point .

It is also the name of an artsy movie that came out when I was an undergrad. The film was a commercial flop but all us 20 year-olds. loved it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabriskie_Point_(film)